CLIENT

ASSESSMEN
T MATRIX

Name: Carl

FITT
Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?

Cardiovascul
ar Activity

Since he only
has the
limitation of
exercise
induced
asthma, and
has been
cleared to
exercise by
his physician,
then he
should start
with a routine
that involves
cardiovascula
r exercise at
a moderate
level of 30
minutes a
day for at
least 3-5 out
of 7 days
each week.

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Exercises in
this category
should be
engaged in
on 2-3
nonconsecuti
ve days in a
week.

What
intensity do
you
suggest?
He should
start at a
moderate
level, and
increase as
tolerated,
so as not to
plateau. As
he has
exercise
induced
asthma, he
should be
watched
using the
dyspnea
rating scale.
Currently,
he can
complete a
1.75 mile
run in the
12 min run
test for a
rating of
good. The
goal would
be to reach
a rating of
excellent,
by
completing
2 miles.
Would be
determined
by that
which can
be
comfortably
tolerated to
complete 812

What time do
you suggest?

What type of
activity do you
suggest?

For moderate
level, he
should engage
in sessions
that last at
least 30
minutes.

Since he is young
and relatively
healthy, he can
engage in just
about any
cardiovascular
activity that he
wishes. Examples
would include
walking/running/jog
ging indoors or
outdoors. He can
also bike ride,
swim, or play
sports that he likes.

He can start
out with as
many sets that
he can
complete 8-12
reps of, and
increase the
number of sets
as tolerated.

Some suggested
exercises in this
category would be
push-ups, curl/situps, pull-ups,
medicine ball toss,
stability ball
exercises, free
weights, and

repetitions
of a
particular
exercise,
and
increase as
tolerated.

Flexibility

Exercises in
this category
should be
completed at
least 2-3
times per
week, but it
is a good idea
to try to
engage in
these every
day.

These are
dictated by
the comfort
level of the
individual.
Stretches
should be
done within
ones
comfort
level, and
they should
not cause
pain.

PROS
Principles

Explain how
you will
utilize the
principle of
progression
for each
component of
fitness in
your exercise

Explain how
you will
utilize the
principle of
regularity
for each
component
of fitness in
your

The key here is

to reach the
point of
fatigue, so
different
aspects may
need to be
increased in
order to keep
the set number
to about 2-3
(amount of
weight used
can be an
example of
this).
Each of these
stretches/exerc
ises should last
for about 1530 seconds,
and should be
done for 2-4
repetitions.

squats. The key for

this principle is
variety, and
exercises should be
rotated in order to
avoid boredom.

Explain how
you will utilize
the overload
principle for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Explain how the

specificity principle
applies to each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Exercises
recommended for
this client would
include: yoga, hip
flexor stretch
(standing or
supine), iliotibial
band stretch,
piriformis stretch,
cailliet stretch, step
or chair stretch,
mad cat stretch,
trunk flexion, trunk
extension,
quadruped, Roman
chair, posterior
pelvic tilt, crunch,
cross curl-up, flexor
endurance
exercise, horizontal
isometric side
bridge, and
dynamic side
bridge.

prescription.
Cardiovascul
ar Activity

Starting at a
moderate
level, the
amount of
time spent on
a
walk/jog/run,
cycling, or
swimming
should
increase over
time. In
addition, the
speed and
incline on a
treadmill
exercise can
be increased.

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Client should
start at a
point that
can be
reached while
pushing
himself;
however, he
should not
push himself
to the point

exercise
prescription.
It is
important
for an
exercise
routine to
become
essentially a
habit, which
means that
he should
make a
point to
exercise at
least 5 out
of 7 days
each week.
This can be
done by
carving out
a slot in his
schedule
that is
designated
for exercise
only.

For each of
these
exercises, it
is important
to continue
with them
on a
consistent
basis,
effectively
making

As he moves
forward in his
exercise
routine, he
must change it
in order to
avoid reaching
a plateau.
Once an
exercise
becomes
comfortable,
he must
change an
aspect of it so
that more of an
effort is
required to
complete that
exercise. For
example, after
walking on the
treadmill at a
particular
speed, incline,
and time for a
while, it will
become
easy. When
this happens,
one of those
aspects should
be changed,
which will
cause him to
have to put out
more effort.
Much like the
step of
progression, it
is important to
move forward
as he goes
along in his
exercise
routine. In this
step, it is
important to

It is important that
the exercises
chosen for this
category are
geared toward
cardiovascular
fitness. Walking,
jogging, running,
biking, and
swimming are ideal
here, as they are
designated to build
ones heart rate.
The heart rate will
decrease over
time, so it is
important to adjust
the exercise
frequency and
intensity in order to
keep the heart rate
within the target
heart rate zone.

Exercises chosen in
this category are in
fact building and
maintaining
muscular strength
and endurance. If
this is not the case,
then adjustments
in the exercise
routine should be
made to ensure the

Flexibility

of getting out
of breath are
causing pain,
but just to a
point that
requires a
good amount
of effort to
accomplish.
He can do
this with
push-ups,
curl/sit-ups,
pull-ups,
medicine ball
toss, stability
ball
exercises,
free weights,
and squats.
As he
becomes
comfortable,
he can
increase in
the number
of reps per
set in order
to receive the
maximum
benefit.

them a
habit.
While it is
important to
rotate
through
them to
avoid
becoming
complacent,
it is still
important to
do all of
them to
attain the
highest
benefit.

For this
category, the
client should
be assessed
to see where
he is. With
all of the
exercises, he
should start
at a level he
is
comfortable
with, and

For these
exercises, it
is important
to continue
with them
on a
consistent
basis, which
is best at a
daily
routine.
While it is
important to

gauge how far

he goes by
making sure
with each
exercise, he is
doing
repetitions and
intensity of the
exercise to the
point where he
is exhausted.
For example,
with push-ups,
he would do as
many as he
can do at one
time until he
can do no
more. Staying
at that number
until he no
longer is
exhausted
reaching it, he
then should
move the
number up to
one that he
does become
exhausted
reaching. If
this is done
with all
exercises, he
will gain the
most benefit
from them.
For this, it is
important to
build the
exercises over
time in order to
receive the
most benefit.
This means to
make exercises
become more
intense over
time, reps
should be

exercises in fact
do.

Exercises
recommended for
this client would
include: yoga, hip
flexor stretch
(standing or
supine), iliotibial
band stretch,
piriformis stretch,
cailliet stretch, step
or chair stretch,
mad cat stretch,
trunk flexion, trunk

then
gradually
progress in
number of
reps and
sets.

rotate
through
them to
avoid
becoming
complacent,
it is still
important to
do them all
to attain the
maximum
benefit.

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Sally

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
Since client
has a BMI of
33, she is
considered
obese. She is
also in the prediabetic stage,
as well as prehypertension.
She is also an
older adult.
She should
engage in
moderate level
activity 150
minutes over 5
out of 7 days
per week. If
she is unable
to complete a
workout of 30
minutes at
once due to
her sedentary
lifestyle, then
she should
accomplish

Cardiovascular
Activity

increased, or
add weight or
resistance
where
possible. This
will allow the
body to
become more
flexible, rather
than stay the
same while
doing the
exact same
thing.

What intensity
do you
suggest?
She should
start at a
moderate
level, and
increase as
tolerated, so
as not to
plateau. She
should also
have her
intensity level
determined
using the
target heart
rate, but this
should be
determined by
the measured
heart rate, not
the predicted.

extension,
quadruped, Roman
chair, posterior
pelvic tilt, crunch,
cross curl-up, flexor
endurance
exercise, horizontal
isometric side
bridge, and
dynamic side
bridge

What time do
you suggest?
For moderate
level, she
should engage
in sessions that
last at least 30
minutes.
However, if
this is not
possible at
first, she
should try to
accomplish her
30 minutes in
10 minute
sessions, 3
times a day.

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
Due to her
obesity, it is
recommende
d that she
engage in
low impact
exercises at
first, such as
walking,
cycling, and
swimming.

Muscular
strength and
endurance

this in 10
minute
sessions over
that day. She
should be
monitored
using the
angina scale
due to her prehypertension.
Exercises in
this category
should be
completed at
least 2 days a
week on
nonconsecutiv
e days. As an
older adult,
exercises
should focus
on maintaining
and improving
balance, as
falling
becomes a
growing
concern for
this cohort.

Would be
determined by
that which can
be
comfortably
tolerated to
complete 8-12
repetitions of
a particular
exercise,
reaching a
level of 5 or 6
on the 10
point scale;
increase as
tolerated.

Flexibility

Exercises in
this category
should be
completed at
least 2-3 times
per week, but
it is a good
idea to try to
engage in
these every
day.

These are
dictated by
the comfort
level of the
individual.
Stretches
should be
done within
ones comfort
level, and
they should
not cause
pain.

PROS

Explain how

Explain how

She can start

out with as
many sets that
she can
complete 8-12
reps of, and
increase the
number of sets
as tolerated.
The key here is
to reach the
point of
fatigue, so
different
aspects may
need to be
increased in
order to keep
the set number
to about 2-3
(amount of
weight used
can be an
example of
this).
Each of these
stretches/exerc
ises should last
for about 15-30
seconds, and
should be done
for 2-4
repetitions.

Due to her
age,
exercises in
this category
would
include free
weights,
stability ball
exercises,
and elastic
bands
(utilizing
different
colors as
strength and
endurance
increases).

Explain how

Explain how

Tai Chi and

yoga are
excellent
choices for
exercise in
this
category, as
they are low
impact and
promote
adequate
flexibility.

Principles

you will utilize

the principle of
progression for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

you will utilize

the principle
of regularity
for each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

you will utilize

the overload
principle for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Cardiovascular
Activity

Starting at a
moderate
level, the
amount of
time spent on
a walk,
cycling, or
swimming
should
increase over
time. In
addition, the
speed and
incline on a
treadmill
exercise can
be increased.

It is important
for an exercise
routine to
become
essentially a
habit, which
means that
she should
make a point
to exercise at
least 5 out of
7 days each
week. This
can be done
by carving out
a slot in her
schedule that
is designated
for exercise
only.

Muscular
strength and
endurance

With the
exercises
utilized in this
category, she

For each of
these
exercises, it is
important to

As she moves
forward in her
exercise
routine, she
must change it
in order to
avoid reaching
a plateau.
Once an
exercise
becomes
comfortable,
she must
change an
aspect of it so
that more of an
effort is
required to
complete that
exercise. For
example, after
walking on the
treadmill at a
particular
speed, incline,
and time for a
while, it will
become
easy. When
this happens,
one of those
aspects should
be changed,
which will
cause her to
have to put out
more effort.
Much like the
step of
progression, it
is important to

the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
It is
important
that the
exercises
chosen for
this category
are geared
toward
cardiovascul
ar fitness.
Walking,
biking, and
swimming
are ideal
here, as they
are
designated
to build
ones heart
rate. The
heart rate
will decrease
over time, so
it is
important to
adjust the
exercise
frequency
and intensity
in order to
keep the
heart rate
within the
target heart
rate zone.
Exercises
chosen in
this category
are in fact

Flexibility

should start at
a point that
she is able to
reach while
pushing
herself; this
should not
cause pain,
but should
require a good
amount of
effort to reach.

continue with
them on a
consistent
basis,
effectively
making them
a habit. While
it is important
to rotate
through them
to avoid
becoming
complacent, it
is still
important to
do all of them
to attain the
highest
benefit.

For this
category, the
client should
be assessed to
see where she

For these
exercises, it is
important to
continue with
them on a

move forward
as she goes
along in her
exercise
routine. In this
step, it is
important to
gauge how far
she goes by
making sure
with each
exercise, she is
doing
repetitions and
intensity of the
exercise to the
point where
she is
exhausted. For
example, with
partial curlups, she would
do as many as
she can at one
time until she
can do no
more. Staying
at that number
until she no
longer is
exhausted
reaching it, she
then should
move the
number up to
one that she
does become
exhausted
reaching. If
this is done
with all
exercises, she
will gain the
most benefit
from them.
For this, it is
important to
build the
exercises over
time in order to

building and
maintaining
muscular
strength and
endurance.
If this is not
the case,
then
adjustments
in the
exercise
routine
should be
made to
ensure the
exercises in
fact do.

Tai Chi and

yoga are
excellent
choices for
exercise in

is. With all of

the exercises,
she should
start at a level
she is
comfortable
with, and then
gradually
progress in
number of
reps and sets.
For this client,
being in the
older adult
category, it is
important to
focus on
exercises that
will help with
balance, as
issues with
this can lead
to falls, which
are a growing
concern for
this cohort.

CLIENT
ASSESSMENT
MATRIX

Name: Jennifer

FITT Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?
She does take
medication for
high blood
pressure, but it
is controlled
and she has
been cleared
to exercise by
her physician.
She should
start with a
routine that
involves
cardiovascular

Cardiovascular
Activity

consistent
basis, which is
best at a daily
routine. While
it is important
to rotate
through them
to avoid
becoming
complacent, it
is still
important to
do them all to
attain the
maximum
benefit.

receive the
most benefit.
This means to
make exercises
become more
intense over
time, reps
should be
increased, or
add weight or
resistance
where possible.
This will allow
the body to
become more
flexible, rather
than stay the
same while
doing the
exact same
thing.

this
category, as
they are low
impact and
promote
adequate
flexibility.

What intensity
do you
suggest?
She should
start at a
moderate
level, and
increase as
tolerated, so
as not to
plateau. She
should be
watched using
the angina
scale to
ensure that
she remains

What time do
you suggest?

What type of
activity do
you suggest?
She is
relatively
healthy, with
controlled
high blood
pressure.
She has
been cleared
by her
physician to
exercise, so
she is able to
engage in
any

For moderate
level, she
should engage
in sessions that
last at least 30
minutes.

exercise at a
moderate level
of 30 minutes
a day for at
least 3-5 out of
7 days each
week. She
should be
monitored
using the
angina scale,
since she has
high blood
pressure.

comfortable
throughout
her exercise.

Muscular
strength and
endurance

Exercises in
this category
should be
engaged in on
2-3
nonconsecutiv
e days in a
week.

Would be
determined by
that which can
be
comfortably
tolerated to
complete 8-12
repetitions of
a particular
exercise, and
increase as
tolerated.

Flexibility

Exercises in
this category
should be

These are
dictated by
the comfort

She can start

out with as
many sets that
he can
complete 8-12
reps of, and
increase the
number of sets
as tolerated.
The key here is
to reach the
point of
fatigue, so
different
aspects may
need to be
increased in
order to keep
the set number
to about 2-3
(amount of
weight used
can be an
example of
this).
Each of these
stretches/exerc
ises should last

exercises she
is interested
in. As it is
important for
her to
include her
children, she
should focus
on activities
they can
engage in
together.
Examples
could be
bicycling,
swimming,
and sports
that require
a lot of
running
(soccer or
basketball).
Exercises in
this category
would
include:
push-ups,
curl/sit-ups,
medicine ball
toss, stability
ball
exercises,
free weights,
and squats.
The key for
this principle
is variety,
and
exercises
should be
rotated in
order to
avoid
boredom.

Exercises
recommende
d for this

completed at
least 2-3 times
per week, but
it is a good
idea to try to
engage in
these every
day.

level of the
individual.
Stretches
should be
done within
ones comfort
level, and
they should
not cause
pain.

for about 15-30

seconds, and
should be done
for 2-4
repetitions.

client would
include:
yoga, hip
flexor stretch
(standing or
supine),
iliotibial band
stretch,
piriformis
stretch,
cailliet
stretch, step
or chair
stretch, mad
cat stretch,
trunk flexion,
trunk
extension,
quadruped,
Roman chair,
posterior
pelvic tilt,
crunch, cross
curl-up,
flexor
endurance
exercise,
horizontal
isometric
side bridge,
and dynamic
side bridge.

PROS
Principles

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle of
progression for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Explain how
you will utilize
the principle
of regularity
for each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Explain how
you will utilize
the overload
principle for
each
component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

Cardiovascular
Activity

Starting at a
moderate
level, the
amount of
time spent on
a walk/jog/run,
cycling, or

It is important
for an exercise
routine to
become
essentially a
habit, which
means that

As she moves
forward in her
exercise
routine, she
must change it
in order to
avoid reaching

Explain how
the
specificity
principle
applies to
each
component
of fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
It is
important
that the
exercises
chosen for
this category
are geared

Muscular
strength and
endurance

swimming
should
increase over
time. In
addition, the
speed and
incline on a
treadmill
exercise can
be increased.

she should
make a point
to exercise at
least 5 out of
7 days each
week. This
can be done
by carving out
a slot in her
schedule that
is designated
for exercise
only.

With the
exercises
utilized in this
category, she
should start at
a point that
she is able to
reach while
pushing
herself; this
should not
cause pain,
but should
require a good
amount of
effort to reach.

For each of
these
exercises, it is
important to
continue with
them on a
consistent
basis,
effectively
making them
a habit. While
it is important
to rotate
through them
to avoid
becoming
complacent, it
is still
important to
do all of them

a plateau.
Once an
exercise
becomes
comfortable,
she must
change an
aspect of it so
that more of an
effort is
required to
complete that
exercise. For
example, after
jogging on the
treadmill at a
particular
speed, incline,
and time for a
while, it will
become
easy. When
this happens,
one of those
aspects should
be changed,
which will
cause her to
have to put out
more effort.
Much like the
step of
progression, it
is important to
move forward
as she goes
along in her
exercise
routine. In this
step, it is
important to
gauge how far
she goes by
making sure
with each
exercise, she is
doing
repetitions and
intensity of the
exercise to the

toward
cardiovascul
ar fitness.
Walking,
jogging,
running,
biking, and
swimming
are ideal
here, as they
are
designated
to build
ones heart
rate. The
heart rate
will decrease
over time, so
it is
important to
adjust the
exercise
frequency
and intensity
in order to
keep the
heart rate
within the
target heart
rate zone.
Exercises
chosen in
this category
are in fact
building and
maintaining
muscular
strength and
endurance.
If this is not
the case,
then
adjustments
in the
exercise
routine
should be
made to
ensure the
exercises in

to attain the
highest
benefit.

Flexibility

For this
category, the
client should
be assessed to
see where she
is. With all of
the exercises,
she should
start at a level
she is
comfortable
with, and then
gradually
progress in
number of
reps and sets.

For these
exercises, it is
important to
continue with
them on a
consistent
basis, which is
best at a daily
routine. While
it is important
to rotate
through them
to avoid
becoming
complacent, it
is still
important to
do them all to
attain the
maximum
benefit.

point where
she is
exhausted. For
example, with
curl-ups, she
would do as
many as she
can at one
time until she
can do no
more. Staying
at that number
until she no
longer is
exhausted
reaching it, she
then should
move the
number up to
one that she
does become
exhausted
reaching. If
this is done
with all
exercises, she
will gain the
most benefit
from them.
For this, it is
important to
build the
exercises over
time in order to
receive the
most benefit.
This means to
make exercises
become more
intense over
time, reps
should be
increased, or
add weight or
resistance
where possible.
This will allow
the body to
become more
flexible, rather

fact do.

Exercises
recommende
d for this
client would
include:
yoga, hip
flexor stretch
(standing or
supine),
iliotibial band
stretch,
piriformis
stretch,
cailliet
stretch, step
or chair
stretch, mad
cat stretch,
trunk flexion,
trunk
extension,

than stay the

same while
doing the
exact same
thing.

CLIENT
ASSESSMEN
T MATRIX

Name: Justin

FITT
Principles

What
frequency do
you suggest?

Cardiovascul
ar Activity

Client is 13
years old, but
he has a BMI
of 30, which
means he is
grade 1
obese. He
has been
cleared by
his physician
to exercise.
He is healthy,
so it is
recommende
d that he
engage in
physical
activity in
this category
at least 30
minutes a
day, 5 out of
7 days per
week. He is
encouraged
to engage in

What
intensity do
you
suggest?
He should
start at a
moderate
level, and
increase as
tolerated,
so as not to
plateau.
Since he is
still an
adolescent,
he should
be pushed,
but his
workouts
should not
be too
intense.

quadruped,
Roman chair,
posterior
pelvic tilt,
crunch, cross
curl-up,
flexor
endurance
exercise,
horizontal
isometric
side bridge,
and dynamic
side bridge

What time do
you suggest?

What type of
activity do you
suggest?

For moderate
level, he
should engage
in sessions
that last at
least 30
minutes.

Client is obese, so
he should start out
with low impact
activities, but can
add ones as he
loses weight and
impact becomes
less of a factor.
Exercises could
include:
walking/running/jog
ging, bicycling,
swimming, and
sports that require
a lot of running
(soccer and
basketball).

Muscular
strength
and
endurance

activities
more than
this each
day, but that
is the
minimum.
Exercises in
this category
should be
engaged in
on 2-3
nonconsecuti
ve days in a
week.

Should
perform 1-2
sets of 8-10
exercises
(8-15 reps
per set),
including
major
muscle
groups.

He can start
with the
recommended
intensity, and
increase
resistance/wei
ght when he
can complete
the
recommended
number of reps
with good
form.

Flexibility

Exercises in
this category
should be
completed at
least 2-3
times per
week, but it
is a good
idea to try to
engage in
these every
day.

These are
dictated by
the comfort
level of the
individual.
Stretches
should be
done within
ones
comfort
level, and
they should
not cause
pain.

Each of these
stretches/exerc
ises should last
for about 1530 seconds,
and should be
done for 2-4
repetitions.

Some suggested
exercises in this
category would be
push-ups, curl/situps, pull-ups,
medicine ball toss,
stability ball
exercises, free
weights, and
squats. The key for
this principle is
variety, and
exercises should be
rotated in order to
avoid boredom.
Exercises
recommended for
this client would
include: yoga, hip
flexor stretch
(standing or
supine), iliotibial
band stretch,
piriformis stretch,
cailliet stretch, step
or chair stretch,
mad cat stretch,
trunk flexion, trunk
extension,
quadruped, Roman
chair, posterior
pelvic tilt, crunch,
cross curl-up, flexor
endurance exercise,
horizontal isometric
side bridge, and
dynamic side
bridge.

PROS
Principles

Explain how
you will
utilize the
principle of
progression

Explain how
you will
utilize the
principle of
regularity

Explain how
you will utilize
the overload
principle for
each

Explain how the

specificity principle
applies to each
component of
fitness in your

for each
component of
fitness in
your exercise
prescription.
Cardiovascul
ar Activity

Starting at a
moderate
level, the
amount of
time spent on
a
walk/jog/run,
cycling, or
swimming
should
increase over
time. In
addition, the
speed and
incline on a
treadmill
exercise can
be increased.

Muscular
strength
and
endurance

Client should
start at a
point that
can be
reached
while pushing

for each
component
of fitness in
your
exercise
prescription
.
It is
important
for an
exercise
routine to
become
essentially
a habit,
which
means that
he should
make a
point to
exercise at
least 5 out
of 7 days
each week.
This can be
done by
carving out
a slot in his
schedule
that is
designated
for exercise
only.

For each of
these
exercises, it
is important
to continue
with them

component of
fitness in your
exercise
prescription.

exercise
prescription.

As he moves
forward in his
exercise
routine, he
must change it
in order to
avoid reaching
a plateau.
Once an
exercise
becomes
comfortable,
he must
change an
aspect of it so
that more of an
effort is
required to
complete that
exercise. For
example, after
jogging on the
treadmill at a
particular
speed, incline,
and time for a
while, it will
become
easy. When
this happens,
one of those
aspects should
be changed,
which will
cause him to
have to put out
more effort.
Much like the
step of
progression, it
is important to
move forward
as he goes

It is important that
the exercises
chosen for this
category are geared
toward
cardiovascular
fitness. Walking,
jogging, running,
biking, and
swimming are ideal
here, as they are
designated to build
ones heart rate.
The heart rate will
decrease over time,
so it is important to
adjust the exercise
frequency and
intensity in order to
keep the heart rate
within the target
heart rate zone.

Exercises chosen in
this category are in
fact building and
maintaining
muscular strength
and endurance. If

Flexibility

himself;
however, he
should not
push himself
to the point
of getting out
of breath are
causing pain,
but just to a
point that
requires a
good amount
of effort to
accomplish.
He can do
this with
push-ups,
curl/sit-ups,
pull-ups,
medicine ball
toss, stability
ball
exercises,
free weights,
and squats.
As he
becomes
comfortable,
he can
increase in
the number
of reps per
set in order
to receive the
maximum
benefit. It is
important
that he is not
pushed too
hard, but
only to a
point he is
comfortable
with.

on a
consistent
basis,
effectively
making
them a
habit.
While it is
important
to rotate
through
them to
avoid
becoming
complacent,
it is still
important
to do all of
them to
attain the
highest
benefit.

along in his
exercise
routine. In this
step, it is
important to
gauge how far
he goes by
making sure
with each
exercise, he is
doing
repetitions and
intensity of the
exercise to the
point where he
is exhausted.
For example,
with push-ups,
he would do as
many as he
can do at one
time until he
can do no
more. Staying
at that number
until he no
longer is
exhausted
reaching it, he
then should
move the
number up to
one that he
does become
exhausted
reaching. If
this is done
with all
exercises, he
will gain the
most benefit
from them.

this is not the case,

then adjustments in
the exercise routine
should be made to
ensure the
exercises in fact do.

For this
category, the
client should
be assessed
to see where

For these
exercises, it
is important
to continue
with them

For this, it is
important to
build the
exercises over
time in order to

Exercises
recommended for
this client would
include: yoga, hip
flexor stretch

he is. With
all of the
exercises, he
should start
at a level he
is
comfortable
with, and
then
gradually
progress in
number of
reps and
sets.

on a
consistent
basis, which
is best at a
daily
routine.
While it is
important
to rotate
through
them to
avoid
becoming
complacent,
it is still
important
to do them
all to attain
the
maximum
benefit.

receive the
most benefit.
This means to
make exercises
become more
intense over
time, reps
should be
increased, or
add weight or
resistance
where
possible. This
will allow the
body to
become more
flexible, rather
than stay the
same while
doing the
exact same
thing.

(standing or
supine), iliotibial
band stretch,
piriformis stretch,
cailliet stretch, step
or chair stretch,
mad cat stretch,
trunk flexion, trunk
extension,
quadruped, Roman
chair, posterior
pelvic tilt, crunch,
cross curl-up, flexor
endurance exercise,
horizontal isometric
side bridge, and
dynamic side bridge